Binder.



A. J. YAEGER.

BiNDER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. n. 1915.

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BINDER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 11, 915.

Patented Sept. 12, 1916.

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ADAM J. YAEGER, OF RHODES, IOWA.

BINDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 12, 1916.

Application filed November 11, 1915. Serial No. 60,961.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ADAM J. YAEGER, a citizen of the United States, andresident of Rhodes, in the county of Marshall and State of Iowa, haveinvented a certain new and useful Binder, of which the following is aspecification.

The object of my invention is to provide a binder of simple, durable andinexpensive construction.

A further object is to provide such a binder having parts so constructedand arranged that the grain can be, handled without the necessity forelevating it to any substantial height as for the purpose of clearingthe reel or the like.

Still a further object is to provide such a binder so constructed andarranged that the parts may be properly supported on wheels and solocated as to make it unnecessary to raise any part of the grainhandling mechanism except the reel.

Still a further object is to provide such a grain binder having itswheels at the end of the machine where the larger part of the grainhandling is done, and so located and arranged that the power shaft maybe located in front of the machine and adjacent to the part thereofwhere most of the grain handling is done, in which machine the grainhandling mechanism may be operated from such power shaft.

Still a further object is to provide such a machine so constructed andarranged that the grain handling mechanism'may be operated from thetraction wheel or wheels located in front and near one end ofthe body ofthe machine.

My invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combinationof the various parts of the device whereby the objects contemplated areattained, .as hereinafter more fully set forth pointed out in my claims,and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 shows a top or plan view of a grain binder embodying myinvention. Fig. 2 shows a rear elevation of the same. Fig. 3 shows asectional view taken on the line 33 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4: shows a sideelevation of the front truck. Fig. 5 shows a vertical sectional viewtaken on the line 55 of Fig. 1. Fig. 6 shows a vertical, centralsectional view through the gearing device on the front truck, taken onthe line 66 of Fig. 7. Fig.

7 shows a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 77 of Fig. 6.

In the accompanying drawings I have used the reference numeral 10.toindicate generally the frame of my improved binder, which has the,ordinary grain platform 11, upon which the grain drops after having beencut by thesickle and aided by the ordinary reel 12.

At one end of. the porting wheel 13. At platform is a binder platform 14part of which is formed by an endless carrier. The binder platformisarranged substantially at the same-height as the grain receivingplatplatform '11 is a sup: the other end of said form 11 over whichtravels the endless carrier 16.

Suitably supported on the frame rearwardly of the binder platform is acaster Wheel '17- Spaced forwardly from the binder platform is a truckcomprising a shaft or axle 17, on the end of which are supporting wheels18. On the shaft or axle 7 is a sleeve 19 having the portion 20 spacedfrom the portion 19 and connected therewith by a U-shaped member 21.

Fixed on the axle '17 between the sleeve portions 19 and 20'is abeveledgear22. On the sleeve 19 preferably formed integral therewith isan upwardly extending cylindrical :member23, the walls of which areconnected above the body of the sleeve 19 with a webbing or partition24. The partition or webbing 24 located above the upper edge of thecylindrical member 23, as

shown in Fi'g.-6.: Spaced'outwardly from themember 23 is anrannularextending flange or ring '25. .On the rings 25 are mounted'several shortshafts 26, on which are mounted rollers 27 outside the ring. 25.

Resting upon the web or partition 24 and also upon the upper end of theportion 23 is the lower central portion of a socket member 28, forminghalf of a socket. At the upper edge of the member 28 is a-laterallyextending flange 29 on the outer edge of which is a downwardlyextendingflange 30, which rests upon the rollers 27. A gear 31 is formedon the lower end oftheflange 30, as shown in Fig. 6, and is in mesh withthe gear 22. Above the socket 28 is a socket member 32, forming theupper half of the socket.

Received in the socket, heretofore described, is a ball 33 having a slot34. The

socket members 28 and 32 are provided on opposite sides with adjacentinwardly extending lugs or fingers 36.

The cutting and binding mechanism may be of the ordinary type, and formin their details no part of my'present invention. The only change fromordinary types of such mechanism is that involved in doing away with thelarge tractor wheels, commonly employed, and the necessity for elevatingthe grain over said wheel.

Formed on the ball 33 is an upwardly ex tending shaft or stem 37, whichextends through an opening 38 in the top of the socket member 32, whichopening is of greater size than the shaft 37. Mounted on the shaft 37above the socket member 32 is a sleeve 39 having at its lower end aconcave cover member 40 adapted to cover the opening 38 and to receivethe upper portion of the socket member 32 and to slide thereon. At theupper end of the sleeve 39 is an annularly extending flange 41 adaptedto serve as a supporting base, for a tongue member 42. The tongue memberI2 extends rearwardly, and is rigidly connected with the frame 10 of thebinder.

Resting above the forward end of the tongue member L2 is a bearing 43for the shaft 37. Formed on the bearing 43, at one end thereof, is anupward extension 44, forming a bearing for a rearwardly extending shaft48. On the shafts 37 and 4L8 are beveled gears 49 and 50 which mesh witheach other. The shaft 48 extends rearwardly above the binder platformnear the rear part thereof, operatively connected by suitable gearingdevices 51, 52, 53 and 54, and the like with the various operatingmechanism of the binder including the binder shaft and dischargingmechanism, the sickle bar and the reel.

In building a binder of the type herein constructed, one of the problemsfaced is that of permitting the truck to swing laterally for makingturns and for giving flexibility to the device, and also permitting theaxle 17 to tilt in a vertical plane when the wheels 18 strikeinequalities in the ground. It is desirable, therefore, where themechanism of the binder is run from the wheels, that a mechanicalconnection should be made between the axle 17 and the operativemechanism of the binder which will permit such movement of the axle. Ihave, therefore, devised the ball and socket construction, hereinbeforedescribed, whereby the gear 31 is rotated from the axle by means of thegear 22. The lugs or fingers 36 received in the slot 34: rotate the ball33 and the shaft 37 from which the operative mechanism of the binder isrun. It will be seen that the axle may tilt in a vertical plane and thatthe members 36 may travel upwardly or downwardly in the slot 34, or thatthe ball may swing as on a pivot, so as to allow free movement of thetruck wheels. In this connection it may be noted that the greatestdiameter of two adjacent members 36 is slightly less than the width ofthe slot 34, so as to permit such pivotal movement.

In a binder of this type, the ordinary large tractor is dispensed with,whereby it is made unnecessary to elevate the grain, and it follows thatit is thus possible to save the power ordinarily employed for suchelevations. A convenient and facile means for operating the mechanism ofthe binder from the truck wheels has been shown. Any other suitablemeans for operating such mechanism may be employed. The parts are soconstructed that an engine could be located on the frame in front of abinder platform, if desired.

It will be understood that numerous changes may be made in theconstruction and arrangement of the parts of my improved binder, withoutdeparting from its essential features and purposes, and it is myintention to cover by this application any such changes which may beincluded within the scope of my claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a device of the class described, a frame for supporting harvestermechanism, a supporting wheel at one end thereof, a supporting wheelrearwardly of the frame near the other end thereof, a truck forwardly ofthe frame at the latter end thereof, said truck having an axle wheelthereon, a sleeve on said axle, a rotatable member supported on saidsleeve having gear teeth and having a socket formed in its upper portionwith opposite "inwardly extending lugs, a gear on said axle in mesh withsaid gear teeth, a socket member mounted above said first de scribedsocket member having opposite inwardly extending lugs above the firstdescribed lugs, said second socket member havsocket member, a tongue onsaid frame rest-' ing upon said sleeve, said shaft being extendedthrough sa1d tongue, a second shaft, a bearing therefor on said frame,bearings 'on said tongue for both of said shafts and co-acting gearingdevices on said shafts, said second shaft being extended to said framefor operating mechanism. thereon.

2. In a device of the class described, a frame for harvesting mechanism,supporting an opening in its upper portion, a ball ing wheels near theopposite ends thereof,

a tongue extending forwardly from said frame, a truck forwardly of theframe near one end thereof having a traction wheel, a supporting memberabove said truck, a shaft rotatably mounted therein, said tongue memberbeing supported by said supporting member at its forward end and havingsaid shaft extending through it, means for operatively connecting saidtraction wheel with said shaft so arranged that the shaft may remain inupright position while permitting considerable variation in the positionof the truck due to irregularities in the contour of the ground overwhich the machine travels, a shaft operatively connected with said firstshaft and extending toward said frame for operating mechanism thereon.

3. In a device of the class described, a frame for harvesting mechanism,supporting wheels therefor near the ends thereof, a truck forwardly ofsaid frame near one end thereof having an axle, a wheel on said axle, asupporting member above said axle, an upright shaft rotatably mounted insaid supported member, a tongue extending forwardly from said framehaving its forward end resting upon said supporting member and receivingsaid shaft and means for operatively connecting said shaft and said axlefor imparting rotary motion to the shaft from the axle when the shaft isupright, while permitting considerable variation in the position of thewheels of said truck due to inequalities in the surface of the ground, ashaft operatively connected with said first shaft and extending towardsaid frame for operating mechanism thereon.

Des Moines, Iowa, October 6, 1915.

ADAM J. YAEGER. Witnesses:

RoB'r. GEISE, GEORGE GEIsn.

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